Bilateral or unilateral cochlear implantation for deaf children: An observational study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Lovett, R E S ^a   Kitterick, P T ^a   Hewitt, C E ^a   Summerfield, A Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NOISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND DETECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; IMPLANTATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149136412     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.160325     Document Type: Article

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